911 briefs -- Published Dec. 22, 2012

STOCKTON - Loomis is offering a $25,000 reward for information on a robbery that occurred about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the 7500 block of Pacific Avenue.

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STOCKTON - Loomis is offering a $25,000 reward for information on a robbery that occurred about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the 7500 block of Pacific Avenue.

An armored car was delivering cash to an ATM at S-Mart Foods when a man pepper-sprayed a courier in the face and stole a black canvas bag containing cash. The thief fled west through a parking lot toward Pacific Avenue on a bicycle. He was described as 6 feet to 6 feet 4 inches tall with an average to muscular build, a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, a knit beanie hat, blue jeans and sunglasses.

Loomis is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief and the recovery of the stolen money. Anyone with information is asked to call the Stockton police at (209) 937-8323.

STOCKTON - A man is wanted on suspicion of kidnapping and vehicle theft after stealing a car with a sleeping 28-year-old woman inside, authorities said.

The woman was asleep in a car that had been driven by a 55-year-old man when another passenger, 23-year-old Richard Alcantara, stole the car while they were stopped for gas shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday in the 8600 block of Thornton Road, police said. The woman told police she awoke to find Alcantara driving the car.

Police located the woman and the stolen vehicle in the 1800 block of West Flora Street as Alcantara fled on foot. Officers searched the area but did not find Alcantara. The woman was not injured.

STOCKTON - Police have released a sketch of a second man they believe was involved in an attempted burglary and arson at a home in the first block of East Churchill Street on Nov. 30. Authorities said two men set fire to the house while trying to break in.

One of the arsonists was described as a Latino male 17 to 20 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build, short, dark hair and a light-colored jacket. The other was described as a black male 17 to 20, about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build, a medium complexion, a short Afro and dark-colored clothing.

STOCKTON - Two men, ages 18 and 21, told police they were robbed at gunpoint about 6 p.m. Thursday when they went to North Ijams Road to buy marijuana from someone they contacted on Facebook, authorities said.

The robbers got into the victims' car, pulled out a black handgun and demanded their property, police said. One of the victims handed over his iPhone and ran away, authorities said. The thieves fled the area on foot, police said. One was identified as Richard Black, 19, a black man who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants, authorities said. The other was described as a Latino man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants, police said.

STOCKTON - A 51-year-old man was stabbed after being confronted by two men shortly after 11 a.m. Friday in the 1200 block of East Park Street, authorities said. One of the men stabbed the victim in the upper left torso and forehead before fleeing north on North Airport Way, police said.

One of the assailants was described as a cleanshaven Latino man 16 to 25 years old with short, black hair and brown eyes who was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. The other was described as a white man 16 to 20 years old standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes and collar-length hair who was wearing a red San Francisco 49ers jersey and blue jeans.

STOCKTON - Police arrested Joseph Belasco, a 41-year-old parolee at large, on suspicion of kidnapping, making criminal threats, resisting arrest and parole violations following a domestic disturbance early Thursday.

Officers were called to the first block of West Magnolia Street shortly after 3 a.m. A 44-year-old woman told them Belasco, her boyfriend, had a knife, threatened to kill her and forced her to go to another location nearby. The woman escaped and had her daughter call 911. When police arrived, Belasco had returned to the residence and refused to come out, officers said.

Officers forcibly entered the apartment and deployed a police dog to seek out Belasco, who was then taken into custody.

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